$10,000 reward offered for escaped murder suspect

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public
Safety (DPS) has added Brian Allen Tucker, 45, to the Texas 10 Most Wanted
Fugitive list, and a $10,000 cash reward is now offered for information leading
to his capture. Tucker, a member of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas gang,
escaped on Tuesday morning from the Hopkins County Jail along with another
inmate. He was awaiting trial for capital murder at the time of his escape.
All tips can be offered anonymously.

An additional $10,000 in rewards are
being offered by the Lake Country Crime Stoppers and the U.S. Marshals Service.

Tucker, who is accused of strangling a
man to death with shoe laces, is believed to be driving a stolen black Saturn
Vue, with license plates CR6D425. The vehicle contained a .22 caliber derringer
pistol, and Tucker is now considered an armed and dangerous fugitive.

Tucker, who has relatives and friends
living in Sulphur Springs (Hopkins County) and Colorado, has an extensive
criminal history that includes capital murder, assault, burglary, theft, fraud
and DWI.

Tucker is 5 feet 7 inches
tall and weighs approximately 187 pounds. His tattoos include a logger
chain around his neck, the words "White Pride" across his shoulders, and a
large ram skull on his back. He also has "Drop Dead" tattooed across the back
of his head. For more information, please view his wanted bulletin at: http://www.dps.texas.gov/Texas10MostWanted/fugitiveDetails.aspx?id=192.

Texas Crime Stoppers, which
is funded by the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, offers cash rewards to any
person who provides information that leads to the arrest of one of the Texas 10
Most Wanted fugitives or sex offenders.

DPS investigators work with
local law enforcement agencies to select fugitives for the Texas 10 Most Wanted
Fugitive and Sex Offender lists. You can find the current lists—with photos—on
the DPS website at http://www.dps.texas.gov/texas10mostwanted/.

Do not attempt to apprehend
these fugitives; they are considered armed and dangerous.

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